I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence
The problem with lethargy is that doing nothing validates the fear that nothing can be done.
The more attention you give to the paparazzi, the more it just, like, validates everything. . .
A lot of people say this honor validates my career, but I didn't work hard for validation.
Marriage is just a relationship to me. In my experience, when you've been in a relationship for as long as I've been in one, there's no real difference. It's just a piece of paper that validates what was already real.
Nigerian-American novelist Teju Cole takes it a step further and slams what he calls the “White Savior Industrial Complex,” which cares little for the end, so long as it gets satisfaction from the means. “The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening,” says Cole. “The White Savior Industrial Complex is not about justice. It is about having a big emotional experience that validates privilege. ”
Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.
I need my career. That's what validates me.
I love being famous. It validates that I have something to say.
When you hear kids singing your songs it just validates them, they sound like real songs when you hear them back, it's quite refreshing. Like songs that could have been around for a hundred years.
The deepest hunger of [a child's] human heart is to be understood, for understanding implicitly affirms, validates, recognizes and appreciates the intrinsic worth of another.
I'm grateful for all the attention because it validates I'm doing something.
A special validates you as a stand-up by documenting your material.
Competition validates you. It creates a category. It permits the sale to be this or that, not yes or no.
Teen readers can see aspects of themselves in the teen authors, which in a way, validates their experiences.
If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and turning two is more important than knowing where to find the little red light at the dug out camera.
